AUDIO: Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program”
Date: February 10, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

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Opening Remarks

Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr. [PDF: Testimony]
Principal Chief
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Ms. Katherine Carlton [PDF: Testimony]
President, Chugach Alaska Corporation
Policy Chair, Native American Contractors Association
Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Polly Watson [PDF: Testimony]
Vice President of Operations
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Cariann Ah Loo [PDF: Testimony]
President
Native Hawaiian Organizations Association
Honolulu, Hawaii

Questions and Answers

Committee Notice
Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program (February 9, 2026)